The Stout Crust

Overview

History

The Stout Crust was founded three generations ago when the Shortbread family migrated from Honeydew Hills. It served as the primary bakery for caravan guards before expanding into a full-service tavern. It gained its current fame after surviving a legendary blizzard by feeding the entire block with a single 'Ever-Full' meat pie that Pip's grandfather supposedly enchanted with the help of a gnome wizard.

Quirks

The tavern features a series of gnome-engineered clockwork 'busboys' that scuttle along the floor to collect fallen crumbs, and the front door has a smaller door inset specifically for halfling guests to avoid drafts.

Rooms and services4

The Hearthside BenchesLounge Area
Hand-carved wooden benches encircling a massive, waist-high stone hearth that provides constant warmth and the smell of toasted grains.
Gallentine Cheese CellarStorage
A temperature-controlled sub-floor area where cheeses from Gallentine's are aged and stored behind ornate iron latticework.
The Pony-and-Dog StableStable
A small-scale stable specifically designed for halfling ponies and gnome-sized mounts, featuring low gates and plush bedding.
Low-Ceiling Guest RoomsLodging
Cozy, five-foot-tall sleeping quarters designed for comfort, featuring linen sheets imported from the Honeydew Hills.

The Gallentine Board12 copper
Appetizer
A selection of three aged cheeses, sliced apples, and crusty bread from Pip's oven.
The Warden's Beef Pie8 copper
Main Course
Hearty chunks of Tilas beef slow-cooked in thick gravy inside a buttery, stamped shortbread crust.
Honeydew Honey Glazed Ham1 silver
Main Course
Sweet and savory ham served with a side of mashed tubers and seasonal greens.
Blummidlop Blue Spirit5 silver
Drink
A potent gnomish gin that changes color from violet to azure when swirled.
Cinnamon Crust Tart5 copper
Dessert
A crisp, sweet pastry filled with preserved fruits from the south and topped with a dusting of fine sugar.
Tilas Dark Lager4 copper
Drink
A heavy, malty beer imported from the city, popular among the caravan guards.
Clockwork Toasted Nuts3 copper
Appetizer
Almonds and walnuts roasted in a rotating gnomish brass sphere for perfect heat distribution.

People

The keeper and 3 patrons

KeeperRosie Shortbread
Halfling expert, level 4
Caravan EscortVara Stoneguard
A tall, weary human woman who takes up two stools and is hyper-vigilant about the tavern's gnomish security traps.
Gnome AlchemistGimble Sparkwick
Distracted and twitchy, Gimble is constantly testing a 'Self-Cooling Mug' that keeps freezing his ale solid.
Retired FarmerPaddy Underbough
A jovial halfling who spends his days critiquing the crust of every pie that leaves Pip's oven.

Keeper's Species

Halfling

Intrigue

Intrigue · GM only

What locals say

The hearth is rumored to be fueled by a singular shard of Everburn coal gifted by the miners of Blummidlop. This magical fuel ensures that the oven temperature never fluctuates by even a degree, which local bakers say is the secret to the perfect, flaky Stout Crust signature.

Plot hooks

3

1Pip Shortbread has lost his signature silver rolling pin and suspects a disgruntled tourist from Tilas swiped it as a prank.

2A shipment of Gallentine's sharpest cheddar was replaced with a crate of gnomish 'expanding foam' traps by mistake.

3A local halfling farmer claims his prize-winning pie recipe was stolen by a mechanical mouse he saw scurrying toward Blummidlop.

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